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Kenny Here ya go mate

Marcel Sorry mate, I didn't mean to stir things up, it was just an observation I'm only going by what I've seen on screen used suits and to me the one in your photo looked a wee bit long, didn't know it was an SDS but I think AA might of miscalculated it a little bit I think you can work it out roughly by taking the proportions / dimentions that you know to be a constant. So if you look at the screen shot of the back of the stoormtrooper we can safely say that the rectangular section that follows through from the kidney plate to the butt is a known measurement, so from that you can work out as near as possible what the TD size should roughly be. Mate, if you're happy with it then leave it, you don't have to create more work for yourself but if you want it more screen accurate then its break out the Dremmel I'm afraid Hope this as helped in some way

I love these photos, here's the one from the other side. Makes you want to dive in THAT time machine and go back and grab a couple Andy I thought that as well about the aerators, they look like they were formed in place but everything we know says that they were added after

Marcel Looking good mate Its a shame that the photos aren't bigger so that we could see your armour in all its glory. The only details that I can think of that Scott may want to see is maybe close up of the front of the belt to see how its attatched, the drop box straps, back and side of helmet, possible close up of the sides (Just see that you posted some up ), ab plate detail(nearly forgot this one),and how the thermal detonator is attatched. Talking of the TD, was that the one that came with your suit or is it a replacement? It just looks kind of too long for some reason Original Hope to see you joining the ranks reel soon mate

Lisa If you follow Peter's (Stukatrooper) fantastic tutorial you shouldn't have too many problems Glue only the left edge of the finishing strip for your left calve and the right edge of the strip for the right calve.Then apply heavy duty velcro to the overlap. Hope this helps

Yerp. T M showed just how bendy 0.060 ABS can be in a post back in July Here's the link --------------

Paul Unbelievable mate, you dee MAN!!

Scott Thank you so much, that's fantastic!! And I'd like to thank you all for your kind comments. I feel privileged to be able to wear this magnificent armour and hopefully do it justice in purveying the essence of a true stormtrooper. Chris The sides do touch mate, I just have to stand still and take a deeeep breath in and hold it but I will look into maybe getting them to stay closed more ...and yerrp, real scope and counter mate

Blaster Details

Drop boxes & Holster Thermal detonator Neck seal (One of Steve's Special - Riveting) Green lenses Helmet details Drop boxes

Action shots Rivet detail Abb plate

Well. a little while ago Daetrin (Paul), our esteemed founder and all round bloody nice guy , ask me the question “How the heck aren't you Elite yet Bill?” and at the time I promised him that I would try to get some photos together and submit them as soon as I can. So here goes But first, I'd like to thank a few people for their enthusiasm, encouragement, and all round bloody ‘niceness’ So , in no particular order;- TK-4510(Mike), HPDblues (Tony), Smitty(Chris), Stomper(Tony). Riveting(Steve),Ghost(Scott), TD-252(Rolf), Dutchy & Ray, Daetrin (Paul), SuperTrooper(Terrell), TK1491(Scott), EVO3 (Andy),….and so many more But my biggest ‘Thank you’ as to go to Paul – T M , because if it wasn’t for this extremely talented and wonderfully kind man I probably wouldn’t have rediscovered my passion for one of the most stylish icons of 20th century . Please excuse the quality of some of the photos, and also the fact that my belt holding the garters for my thighs just so happen snap after the first test pictures was taken. Hopefully this won’t effect my submission too much. Body shots Front Right Left Back Split

".....OK Boss, then you can call me Eye-Gorrr....."

Paul I've got a very similar thing that I use, a leather neck wallet.You can get every thing you want in there and it just sits under the chest You can pick them up on the big auction site for $12-$15 and they're well worth the money -------

John No wonder you always smelled bloody nice!!

Yerrp, never leave home without one I love 'em

No body MOVE!!, I'm just going to get the pop-corn!!!

sanitise a TE2!!!!..... I......I.....I just can't watch

Andy I've posted this a couple of times so I apologise to folks who've seen it before If you want to go down the screen accurate route then Jodphur / Chelsea boots are the way to go. The original used in the films were black,painted white , make unknown.(although someone, who will remain nameless, [no not me ], as managed to track down a pair made by the same manufacturer after years of meticulous investigation) Here's a picture of a pair of original screen used ones ----- The closest thing available to the original syle are Loake's 290-B's ------- A good budget alternative to Loake's are these ------ If you just want the 'look' then there are plenty of others out there, just do a search on 'Jodphurs / Chelsea boots' and you'll find loads ranging from $20 up to $300-$400 One thing to bare in mind is the height around the ankle.The lower they are the more chance of them popping out of your armour when you move As for dyeing them, if you take your time they can turn out great. You can never completely change the colour from black leather to white. I've spoken to a few upholsterers who restore top end cars like Rolls Royce's and they said its impossible because the colour will eventually bleed through, BUT!, you can keep it looking white with a little maintenance every now and then And anyway, take a look at the originals and see how many scuff marks you can see ------ Hope this helps mate

Martin Look no further for armour building tips, all that you need is right here on the FISD. The FX lid is BIG regardless of how tall you are, thats why most folk are going for the MR CE as a cheap and viable alternative. Here's a couple of comparison shots from starwarshelmets.com --------------- Hope this helps mate

Mark You can get screw rivets in loads of places in the UK mate, just do a Google and you'll see tons of sites where you can pick them up in different sizes, widths and lengths The snap method works just as well and I had no problem with getting the snap to go through the canvas belt or the leather holster strap Hope this helps

Zym, errm, I think you should listen to Peter because he is 1000% RIGHT Your Way The Right way

Thomas Brilliant job on that chest plate, its looking darn fine to me Have you put a return edge on it?, if so any chance of some photos because I know that a lot of people are extremely interested in this mod. Fantastic work Sir!, can't wait to see it finished

Zym Heres a list of the Humbrol colours for helmet and armour if that helps Sorry don't know the Testers codes....but I'm gunna make that my next mission...oh yes

Mark Looks like I'll be joining ya ------------ Gino Nice one mate, That says it all